Spinning and twisting apparatus.



No. 860,448. PATENTED JULY 16, 1907. R. L. GUMNOGK.

SPINNING AND TWISTING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 21, 1906.-

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ROBERT L. OUMNOCK, OF ANDERSON, SOUTH CAROLINA.

SPINNING AND TWISTING APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

, rammed July 16, 1907.

Application filed August 21,1906. Serial No. 331.543.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT OUMNOcK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Anderson, South Carolina, .have invented certain new and useful Improve- "ments inSpinning and Twisting Apparatus, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to spinning and twisting apparatus and my object is to provide a simple, efficient and as it passes to the yarn carrier or spindle.

The invention consists of the features, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings,- Figure 1 is a central vertical sectional view through the spinning and twisting appliance. Fig. 2 is a plan view with the ring shown in dotted lines and with part of the ring holder broken away to show a portion of the ring in full Fig. 3 is a side elevation, and Fig. 4 is a sectional view similar to Fig. 1 of a modified form of the device.

.Fig. 5 is a view of a modification.

I vertically off from the ledge under the action of the ln carrying out my present invention, I dispense with the use of a traveler and employ instead thereof a ring which answers the purpose of a traveler in so far as it will create a drag on the yarn. This ring is indicated at 1,1it being of considerably larger diameter than the spindle or yarn carrier which it surrounds. The support for this ring consists of a cylindrical member 2 having'a flange at its upper end extending horizontally,

said flange having at its edge a shoulder, the periphery of which is of slightly. larger diameter than the ring.

This construction provides a ledge 4 upon which the ring is supported so as to have freedom of movement in turning about the spindle under the action of the yarn. The ring is retained in place by a flange covering ring 5 which is supported on and attached by pins 6 to theshoulder above mentioned, and which covering ring yarn in order that a floating effect may be secured. The

:cylindrical member constituting the holder for the traveler ring is itself adapted to have rotary movement for which purpose-it is flanged at its lower end, the said flange extending into a ball race 6 which is formed by the upwardly extending flange .7, and an overlying rim or flan'geS, whichis screwed to the part 7. The flange7 forms a part of themain stand or stationary part 8 of reaching up on the inner side of the cylindrical holding member. 7

In the covering ring a diagonal slit is formed, which also extends through the upper flange and ledge of the cylindrical holding member so that the spinning device maybe threaded. This is accomplished simply by running the thread through this slit and under the ring, through the opening, it then passing directly. to the spindle. The ring is of such outside diameter that when it is pressed to one side against one portion of the confining shoulder its outer edge opposite to this point lies slightly within the plane of the inner periphery of the covering ring, the ledge and the cylinder, so that the thread is free to pass down outside of the ring and beneath the same to the spindle. The threading slit of rotation of the ring. I

The operation of the device will be clear tothose skilled in the art, the ring creating the desired drag on the thread, while at the same time it is free to rotate, and its supporting member is also free to rotate; The weight of the ring is determined by the size of the thread and is such that itis in effect held in suspension by the thread.

The side of the cylindrical holding member for the ring is provided with an opening 10 beneath the point at which the threading slit is located so as to facilitate the operation of threading, it being possible to insert the finger through this opening to manipulate the thread as desired.

I do not wish'to limit myself to the use of the threading slit as this, together with the side opening in the cylindrical body or shell, may be omitted.- Such a form of the device is shown in Figs. 4 and 5 and in this form the rotary cylinder or the holding member for the traveler ring can be made much less in height, as shown. In threading this form of the device it is simply necessary to move the traveler ring to its extreme lateral position so that the thread, by a suitable needle or other instrument, may be inserted between the outer edge of the ring and the inner edge of the adjacent parts.

I prefer to'make the covering ring of raw-hide or'fiber in order to prevent wear on the traveler ring.

the device which also is provided with aflange 9,

inclines from the outside edge inwardly in the direction ilu' supporting rinr. so as to have rotary movement, sub- =l'.-u||i:|l| v as duscrihrd.

2. in vomhinaiion,'the traveler ring, the ring shaped I shuulderud support thorfor means for sustaining the ring .s-haprd support to have rotary movement, the suidlruvoior rill}: being of loss outside diameter Than the dislauce holwrrn the hearing shoulder 01' snid support and the opposilo point on the inner periphery of said support to permit lhv insertion of the thread between itself and the adjacent 

